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Old
Access 2
Foundation/Access 3
General/Intermediate 1
Credit/Intermediate 2
Higher
Advanced Higher
New
→ National 2
→ National 3
→ National 4
→ National 5
→ New Higher
→ New Advanced Higher
Old and new qualifications
• Almost all National Qualifications have an
internal element (assignment/folio etc) and
an external assessment (exam). Together
these determine the overall grade
• At National 4 an Added Value Unit will be
completed instead of an exam.
What is required in these courses?
The new qualifications
National 2, 3 and 4
• Pass/fail only
National 5/Higher/Advanced Higher
• Grades A, B or C = Pass
• Grade D = Overall award
High Aspirations – Has Impact
• The one year course is a sprint – at no time can
a student drift behind with their work. If they are
off they have the responsibility to catch up.
• If they (or you) feel they are not coping with any
aspect of the course – ask for help (teacher,
PTPS, Mr Sherrington)
Quality Homework – Has Impact
• Homework will be issued regularly, but
students need to look over their work
regularly. It is part of the course, not an add
on.
• Complete homework on time and to the best
of their ability – not quickly to ‘get it done’
Assessment changes
• At N5 and Higher students may sit internal units if
there is concern the exam may not be passed
• The assessment for internal units can be retaken
once.
• Before taking a resit, the student should be informed
by the department and time should be given for them
to make necessary improvements
• Deadlines for the completion of externally assessed
work will be explained to students.
Assessment changes• Internal units have been removed as a compulsory
element of the course
• There is no automatic ‘fall back’ position to National 4 –
know as Recognising Positive Achievement
• Exams have been extended to account for the removal
of units.
• Exams have been introduced in some courses e.g.
Practical Woodworking
• A Grade D Award will be given for students gaining
around 40% in the exam (this will depend on the exam) –
previously a D was awarded for those achieving 45%
Important dates• Wednesday 19th September – Live Report issued
• Tuesday 2nd October – Parents’ Engagement
evening
• Wednesday 14th November – Live Report issued
• Wednesday 23rd January – Live Report issued
• January/February – Practise exams
• Wednesday 27 March – Live Report issued
• End April – SQA exams begin
• Early August – results
Parental Support – Has an Impact• Ask your son/daughter what they are doing, how they
are getting on and what they need to do to improve.
If they don’t know the answer – keep probing.
• Use the Live Reports to actively discuss their
progress – if you are concerned, contact Pupil
Support Teacher
• Encourage them to make revision sheets early and to
use these for the full year
• Monitor their ‘on-line’ use – is it distracting?
Impact on future earnings ?
• Someone leaving with qualifications at National 4 and 5
can expect to earn around £16,700 as an adult
• If you leave with Highers this rises to £19,240
• If you get further qualifications from College this could
rise to £24,240
• If you gain a degree this rises to £31,000
• If you leave with no qualifications earnings would expect
to be around £13,000 if in employment
In summary
• Parents have a vital role in helping their child achieve
success
• There is no time to coast doing Nationals or Higher
• Changes to National 5 mean students will be
expected to hit the standards throughout the year,
not just in April/May next year.
• Some sacrifices will need to be made to be
successful!
Whole school attainment 2017-18
S4 2012-18
Percentage of pupils passing at benchmarks ( N5 based on A-C)
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2017(N5 A-D)
2018 2018(N5 A-D)
5@5 25 46 41 54 41 40 50 57 63
5@4 87 90 85 83 79 90 90 90 90
5@3 96 94 85 85 79 92 92 92 92
S4 2014-18 National 5 attainment trends
Percentage of pupils gaining 1 N5 at A-C or better
2014 2015
2016 2017 2017(A-D)
2018 2018(A-D)
5 x N5 + 1 Higher - - - 5 5 4 4
6 x N5 or better 32 38 32 26 31 44 51
5 x N5 or better 42 54 41 41 48 57 63
4 x N5 or better 51 54 50 58 65 67 73
3 x N5 or better 61 61 50 66 74 72 85
2 x N5 or better 71 77 85 84 89 88 95
1 x N5 or better 85 88 91 95 95 95 96
S4 CURRICULUM EVENING Tuesday 2nd October 2018
4.45pm 5.20pm 5.37pm 5.54pm 6.11pm 6.28pm 6.45pm
Column FMon 5, Wed 4, Thurs 5, Fri 2
Column EMon 6, Tue,1, Wed 3, Fri 1
Column AMon 1, Tue 5, Wed 2, Fri 3
Column BMon 2, Tue 5, Wed 2, Fri 3
Column DMon 4, Tues 3, Wed 2, Thurs 1
Column CMon 3, Tues 4, Wed 1, Thurs 2
Presentation in the Hall
for all parents
BiologyK Finlayson
D GreenS71
ComputingJ Simpson
F45
Maths 4M1K Simpson
A ByrneB Gray
Hall
English 4E1S McRobb
F41
PER McKendrick
F47
Art & DesignC BrownJ Carson
S80
Business Management
M SimpsonF46
HistoryV Esslemont
S63
Maths 4M2K Simpson
A ByrneB Gray
Hall
English 4E2L FlynnD Ellis
F43
ChemistryD Hardacre
S70
BiologyK Finlayson
D GreenS71
DramaD Dryburgh
F51
PEC Stickle
F47
Maths 4M3H Johnstone
S65
English 4E3H Dinan
F50
FrenchN Fernandez
O MaesF52
ChemistryN Gillan
S70
GeographyJ Findlay
S ArmitageS61
PhysicsK Barber
K SimpsonS69
English 4E4H Dinan
F50
Maths 4M4K Simpson
A ByrneB Gray
Hall
HospitalityE Paterson
G14
GeographyJ Findlay
S ArmitageS61
MusicT Milne
G16
Practical WoodworkN Hughson
G11
English 4E5K Marvin
S FlettF39
Maths 4M5H Johnstone
S65
Modern StudiesK Friel
S62
HistoryJ Barkham
T SherringtonS57
PhysicsK Barber
K SimpsonS69
MusicH Mitchell
G16
Feedback Questions 1,2,3,4?
I was made to feel welcome in school when I arrived.
I was able to find my way to each of the subject seminars.
After tonight’s seminars, I understand better how to support my child to progress.
I found the subject seminars clear and informative.
The time for each subject seminar (15 mins) was appropriate.
I felt I could ask questions.
Tuesday 2nd October 2018S4 Curriculum Evening Evaluation
Thank you for coming along tonight. We would really appreciate some feedback from
you. Please use the rating scale to answer each of the questions below.
1. Strongly agree2. Agree3. Disagree4. Strongly disagree
Any other comments:
Thank you
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